A look at the work of Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama
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Review no 146: Untraceable by Sergei Lebedev (Russia)
Topical, Novichok-influenced new Russian political thriller by Sergei Lebedev
March 2021 Round-up
I’ve read a few great books this month, after splurging on a handful of newly released hardbacks (well, the library’s shut so…. and never mind all the unread books around the house). The most enjoyable read was Canadian author Emily St Mandel’s 2020 release The Glass Hotel. I’d loved Station Eleven a few years back, …
Review no 145: The Global Dominance of Swedish pop
The mightiness of Swedish pop
Review no 144: Supa Modo – a movie from Kenya
Emotionally intense Kenyan “family film”
Review no 143: The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu (Zimbabwe)
A modern day social comedy set in Zimbabwe that manages to tackle some serious issues
Review no 142: The Young Offenders (Irish TV comedy series)
Filthy Irish coming-of-age comedy
Review no 141: A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam (Bangladesh)
FAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA AND AUSTRALASIA First published in 2007, Tahmima Anam’s intimate civil war tale A Golden Age won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for the Best First Book and was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. The edition I read was published in 2012 as part of the Canongate ‘the Canons‘ list, which …
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Review no 140: The enormity of the everyday – the art of sculptor Ron Mueck (Australia)
Ron Mueck’s perception-challenging, hyper-realistic sculpture: anything but life-size
February 2021 Round-up
Monthly round-up for February 2021
